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Mar 15, 2019 at 1:53 PMMar 15, 2019 at 2:11 PM

WORCESTER – A Level 3 sex offender from Worcester with multiple child-sex related convictions on his record, including child rape, was charged in federal court Thursday with possession of child pornography.

Michael T. Chapman, 62, listed in state records as living at 3 Marston Way, Apt. 5, consented to a voluntary order of detention in U.S. District Court Thursday, authorities said.

According to a news release from the office of U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts Andrew E. Lelling, Mr. Chapman uploaded two images depicting child pornography to his Skype account in July 2017.

Mr. Chapman’s record, the office said, includes a 1984 conviction for rape of a child, a 1994 conviction for interstate transportation of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in sexually explicit conduct and a 2004 conviction for two counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under age 14.

Mr. Chapman Thursday was charged with one count of possession of child pornography. He faces up to 20 years in prison, up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000.